It begins with the end... When Megan Pritchard clocks in for her late night shift in a Nevada brothel, she has no way of knowing it will be her last. Around the world, the dead are rising, and mankind is on the express train to extinction. As her coworkers turn into cannibalistic zombies, Megan is forced to flee into the desert with nothing but the clothes on her back and a vague plan to reach her sister in southern Arizona. Facing impossible odds, Megan embarks on a journey of self discovery, only to learn she may be the last, best hope for humanity. Views: 48
Joanne Fluke Invites You To Celebrate The Holidays With Hannah Swensen And All The Wonderful Folks Of Lake Eden, At The Annual Cookie Exchange. . .All-New Recipes Included!It's a picture postcard December in Minnesota. Pristine white snow is glistening in the winter sunlight, and Main Street is brimming with festive holiday decorations. Best of all, it's the day Hannah's mother, Delores Swensen, is holding her annual Holiday Cookie Exchange at the Community Center—catered by none other than The Cookie Jar!The whole Swensen clan, their friends, and members of "The Lake Eden Gossip Hotline," of which Delores is a founding member, have gathered for the delicious event. And as they share their favorite juicy tales of Lake Eden and its residents over coffee and dessert, they also share their favorite scrumptious cookie recipes—plus a mouth-watering menu of luncheon recipes, including:Kiss My Grits CookiesPeanut Butter & Jelly PieNorwegian PizzaMinty... Views: 48
This inspiring and fascinating book is the first truly comprehensive study of women's letters ever published. Organised by subject matter, and covering a wide range of topics from politics, work and war, to childhood, love and sexual passion. '800 Years of Women's Letter' reveals the depth, breadth and diversity of women's lives through the ages. Here Holoise writes to Abelad of her undying devotion, Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woofl correspond about life and writing, and Queen Victoria complains to Robert Peel about the neglect of Buckingham Palace. Many more women write letters that reveal the compassion, humour, love and tenacity with which they confront the often difficult circumstances of everyday life. This is an intriguing insight, and a rare opportunity to read the real words of real women, in their own intimate language. "No literary form is more revealing, more spontaneous of more individual than a letter." P D James Views: 48
Would you swap houses with a family of strangers? The price you pay might be greater than you think . . . Sophie and Andrew are looking for relief from the daily grind - if not each other - so when a friend puts them in touch with William and Beth, newlyweds looking to swap houses for the summer, it seems a solution of sorts. They find themselves in a stylish Connecticut home, a stone's throw from New York, while William and Beth take over their lived-in family house in South London, ideal for spending time with William's teenaged sons. The weeks away work an unexpected magic for Sophie, who begins to find a sense of happiness . . . although Beth has no such luck and, no longer the centre of William's world, grows increasingly miserable. And so the two marriages - one crushed by the weight of years, one shiny and new - slide into reverse. The intertwining of these lives and hearts begins to have dramatic consequences none of them could have foreseen . . . and all are powerless to stop.** Views: 48
Thirteen-year-old Holly is dealing with the major concerns of every preteen and teenage girl: boys, family, and school. But with the help of her friends and her faith in God, Holly is able to survive her first boyfriend and her first breakup, a crush on her student teacher, and a new baby sister "invading" her house. Volume One includes Best Friend, Worst Enemy; Secret Summer Dreams; Sealed With a Kiss; The Trouble With Weddings; and California Crazy. Views: 48
In a world of political intrigue, terrorism, and family betrayal, Book 2 of "The Command" series finds Shasta, Andev, and Tylan in a search for their shared past. If they can unravel the mystery of their past, they'll find the path to their future. As Shasta is commanded to dream, she discovers her fate, and that of those she loves.When Shasta Pasquel uses her special DNA to save Tylan Ryar, Andev Juno's best friend and lover, she is drawn to both of them, but it is Andev in her dreams. The moment Andev touches Shasta, he knows she's the woman he's dreamed of for years. Unknowingly bound together since childhood in a world filled with political intrigue, terrorism, and family betrayal, Shasta and Andev find their destiny lies together. With Tylan beside them, they must conquer their past to seal their future, and Shasta discovers her fate: she's been commanded to dream.Content Notes: spankings, non sexual violence, ménage a trois, anal sex, D/s mixed with a Dormrelian male... Views: 48
A collection of essays by Lu Xun, one of the most influential figures of modern Chinese literature. In this classic and beautiful collection, Lu Xun recounts the stories of his childhood and youth in Shaoxing, China. A revolutionary thinker and writer, and one of the architects of the May 4th Movement, his stories reveal the beauty, joy, and struggle of life in early twentieth-century China. Views: 48
The sensational killings that have rocked the seemingly untouchable world of
international jet-setters and powerful glitterati appear to be unrelated -- but
former police detective Kim Carlyle senses there's a thread connecting them all.
After one of Kim's clients, celebrated chanteuse Tiffany Jones, is slain
backstage during a performance at the Apollo Theater, the savvy and beautiful
Carlyle pieces together the clues. And what she discovers is a scheme whose
complexity, dare and danger were beyond her wildest imaginings. Views: 48
Non-Fiction. 31364 words long. Views: 48
The decomposing ghost of a murdered wife; the spectre of a dog, which answers to the most terrifying of whistles; evil in the tradition of M. R. James's 'Casting the Runes', as a lawyer seeks to avenge the death of a friend . . . These, and many more, are the ghosts which H. R. Wakefield has set to haunt us in his first book of supernatural stories—a landmark collection first published in 1928. Wakefield's ghost stories have been compared to those of M. R. James, but this is an over-simplification: Wakefield's particular brand of terror is unique. But Wakefield agreed with James as to the need for malevolence, as shown by this wording from the dust-wrapper of the first edition: 'The Author of "The Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" in the preface to one of his books expressed his lively distaste for benevolent ghosts, and ghosts with nice minds. The author profoundly agrees with this sentiment of the master, and, furthermore, he abominates the "natural" explanation, a poisonous anti-climax. So this much can be said for his tales, that those Who Return therein are animated by undiluted malevolence, and no iconoclastic materialist has been allowed to cast a doubt on their credentials as genuine apparitions.' Views: 48
A good man can stray. A good woman can stay faithful and caring despite it all. A war separates a couple who are in love. Will she wait for his return? Will he come home to an empty house? The story of courage and love. Views: 48
